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Barry Deutsch
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Interesting perspective on the difference between being a good leader vs. an amazing leader. The problem is that so few executives care about getting better, or improving their leadership ability.
Very few practice as Covey calls it "sharpening the saw". Very few "work on their game" as I talk about with my fellow basketball coaches.
I look at the things I do - executive seach, teaching CEOs on to hire and retain top talent, coaching companies on how to leverage social media to increase sales, and coaching high school girls baskeball.
I'm always benchmarking what I do vs. what the best do. I'm always reading, learning, exploring how do I get better.
For most executives, there is no continuous learning, benchmarking, and exploration. You're the same today in your leadership effectiveness as you were 10 years ago.
These are acquired and learned skills - no one is intuitively or naturally born with leadership skills.
So, the real question about becoming an amazing leader is: are you willing to work on becoming an amazing leader - do you even care?
What do you imagine is in it for you if you could move from being an average or mediocre executive to a truly amazing leader?
Barry Deutsch
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Looking at yourself...take a good look becasue it's you who makes the team!
Are you always learning?